Center for International Stabilization and Recovery
MSC 4902
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
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Volume 28, Issue 1 (Spring 2024)
June 30, 2024: Issue 28.1 of The Journal is different than the norm in that we feature more in-depth studies and articles on a variety of important issues currently affecting our mine action community.
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A Message from the Director
March 27, 2024: This issue of The Journal is different than the norm in that we feature more in-depth studies and articles on a variety of important issues currently affecting our mine action community.
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Localization in Mine Action: Where the Possible Meets the Necessary
March 27, 2024: Localization in humanitarian mine action (HMA) presents unique challenges due to its resource-intensive and highly regulated nature, unlike other sectors.
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The Mine Action Trauma Care Collaborative
March 27, 2024: Conflict zones lack formal trauma systems, hindering rapid first aid for explosive weapon injuries. The Mine Action Trauma Care Collaborative (MA-TCC) bridges this gap by leveraging mine action's presence in the field.
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Surveying Eighty-Year-Old Battlefields in Solomon Islands
March 27, 2024: After 80 years, surveying old battlefields is hard. Solomon Islands faces challenges due to familiarity and lack of data on UXO casualties, hindering help requests and strategy planning.
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Emergency Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Lessons: Learned from Ukraine
March 27, 2024: After the Russian offensive in February 2022, Ukraine faced EO contamination. The global EORE Advisory Group provided guidance, and DRC organized a workshop to review emergency EORE programming.
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Inclusive Data Management: Reporting, Storing, and Sharing of Information on Beneficiaries in the Mine Action Sector
March 27, 2024: Legal frameworks like the APMBC, CCM, and CCW drove data management changes in mine action. Challenges remain in transitioning to people-centric data, especially regarding gender and diversity.
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Working to Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Armed Violence in Coastal West Africa
March 27, 2024: Violence surges in West Africa, notably Sahel, with armed conflicts causing displacement and instability. SALW proliferation exacerbates conflict, undermines peace building, and drives displacement.
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The Detection Problem: An Eight-Decade Challenge.
March 27, 2024: The detection of explosive remnants of war (ERW) is a critical task in the land release process; however, a new project to create a long-term study site will accelerate detection techniques for humanitarian mine action.
